FIREBRICK

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Brick made of fire clay; used for lining e.g. furnaces and chimneys

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("firebrick" is a kind of...):

brick (rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material)

Meronyms (substance of "firebrick"):

fireclay (a heat-resistant clay)

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